March 2010

Ice Fishing For Neutrinos From the Middle of the Galaxy

An intrepid reporter braves Siberia’s frozen Lake Baikal in search of the fundamental particles that could answer some of the deepest questions in physics.

by Anil Ananthaswamy

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March

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20 Things You Didn't Know About... Light

The first light in the universe, the light used to push spacecraft, and the light produced by kicking the head of a walrus.
 by Leeaundra Keany

The Dr. Who Drank Infectious Broth, Gave Himself an Ulcer, and Solved a Medical Mystery

The medical elite thought they knew what caused ulcers and stomach cancer. But they were wrong—and did not want to hear the answer that was right.
 by Pamela Weintraub; photography by Ian Regnard

Vital Signs: There's Hyperactivity...and There's Hyperactivity

Most 3-year-olds are hyperactive sometimes. But some cases are a sign of something more serious going on.
by Mark Cohen

Your Brain in Real Time

Surgeons and scientists are teaming up to study living brains in action.
by Amy Barth

5 Questions for the Man Who Put Three D's in DNA

Erez Lieberman-Aiden's 3-D models of DNA are helping to explain the equally complicated and important molecule.
 by Amy Barth

The Brain: Look Deep Into the Mind's Eye

We take visual imagination for granted. But the blank inner world of a patient called MX demonstrates the rich neural processes needed to create the images in our heads.
 by Carl Zimmer

The Best of Science Culture

Running on water, manufacturing depression, unwrapping mummies, and more

Destination Science: The Pretty, Desolate Spot Where the Nuclear Age Began

The Trinity Site in New Mexico is safer than you'd think, and you have to look hard to see the signs of its momentous place in history.
 by Leeaundra Keany

Numbers: Railways, From Amtrak to TGV to China

by Jeremy Jacquot

What is This? A Glowing, Cave-Dwelling Organism?

Hint: It's actually a lot closer to home than some exotic cave.
 by Andrew Grant